What Does it Mean to Understand? Alfred Schütz’s Concept of Life-World as a Perspective of Recognition and Methodology
Abstract
The following article sets the parameters in which one can introduce the discussion about the category of understanding, establishing the propositions which were conceived by Alfred Schütz. It encompasses the reasoning and grounding principles of the ability of understanding to exist as well as the concept of “understanding” itself. The question at hand was considered in two contexts: those of the efforts of someone within the life-world and the research methodology undertaken by researchers. The aim was to give a general idea of Schütz’s viewpoint in a referral manner to bring to light the weak points and controversies which are presented in connection with the key category of understanding.
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